April 17th
206 Notable deaths
Maria Bakunin
Italian chemist and biologist.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died April 17th, 1960 at 87 years old in Naples.
Dmitry Ushakov
Russian philologist (1873–1942).
Born January 24th, 1873 in Moscow.
Died April 17th, 1942 at 69 years old in Tashkent.
Alberto Bovone
Catholic cardinal (1922–1998).
Born June 11th, 1922 in Frugarolo.
Died April 17th, 1998 at 75 years old in Rome.
Theodor Leber
German ophtthalmologist (1840–1917).
Born February 29th, 1840 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 17th, 1917 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Raymond Kaelbel
French footballer (1932–2007).
Born January 31st, 1932 in Colmar.
Died April 17th, 2007 at 75 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Jaroslav Holík
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1942–2015).
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Jihlava. [ref]
Jaromír Štětina
Czech politician, publicist, and writer (1943-2025).
Born April 6th, 1943 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2025 at 82 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Pavlo Shkapenko
Ukrainian footballer (1972–2023).
Born December 16th, 1972 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died April 17th, 2023 at 50 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Agnes McLaren
British doctor (1837–1913).
Born July 4th, 1837 in Edinburgh.
Died April 17th, 1937 at 99 years old in Antibes.
Hans Gruijters
Dutch politician (1931–2005).
Born June 30th, 1931 in Helmond.
Died April 17th, 2005 at 73 years old in Lelystad.
Viktor Paskov
Bulgarian writer, musician, musicologist and screenwriter (1949–2009).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Sofia.
Died April 17th, 2009 at 59 years old in Bern (lung cancer). [ref]
Madre Teresa Nuzzo
Maltese nun (1851-1923).
Born May 11th, 1851 in Valletta.
Died April 17th, 1923 at 71 years old in Ħamrun.
Ewald Balser
Actor (1898-1978).
Born October 5th, 1898 in Elberfeld.
Died April 17th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Adelaide Lambert
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1907-1996).
Born October 27th, 1907 in Ancón.
Died April 17th, 1996 at 88 years old in Bremerton.
Carlos Graça
São tomé and príncipe politician (1931-2013).
Born December 22nd, 1931 in Lisbon.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Madeleine Bourdouxhe
Belgian author (1906–1996).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Liège.
Died April 17th, 1996 at 89 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Carlos Contreras
Chilean footballer (1938-2020).
Born October 2nd, 1938 in Santiago.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 81 years old in Puente Alto. [ref]
Luis Larrea Alba
Acting president of ecuador (1931).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Guayaquil.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Quito (pneumonia).
Mireya Baltra
Chilean politician.
Born February 25th, 1932 in Santiago.
Died April 17th, 2022 at 90 years old in Santiago.
Koji Kondo
Japanese association football player (1972–2003).
Born April 28th, 1972 in Kariya.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 30 years old in Toyoake.
Arthur Cecil Alport
British medical doctor (1880-1959).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Beaufort West.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Alexandru Papană
Romanian bobsleddert (1906–1946).
Born October 18th, 1906 in Bucharest.
Died April 17th, 1946 at 39 years old in Las Vegas (poison).
Víctor Balaguer
Spanish singer (1921-1984).
Born March 24th, 1921 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1984 at 63 years old in Barcelona (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jake Madden
Scottish football player and coach (1865–1948).
Born June 11th, 1865 in Dumbarton.
Died April 17th, 1948 at 82 years old in Holešovice. [ref]
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